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Jewish law sometimes deals with similar dilemmas, where doing one good thing might unintentionally lead to a less-than-ideal outcome. Today, let's talk about the Pesach offering, t...
But then you stumble upon something like this, from Sifrei Devarim 208, and you think, "Wait, what's going on here?" It all revolves around a passage in Deuteronomy (21:5) about a ...
The Torah, our guide to navigating life's complexities, doesn't shy away from these tough questions. And in the book of Devarim (Deuteronomy), we find a particularly striking examp...
The Book of Jubilees, for those unfamiliar, is an ancient Jewish text that retells the stories of Genesis and Exodus, but with a fascinating emphasis on chronology and the observan...
The famine in the land was brutal. The people were starving. Desperate, Jacob turned to his sons: "Go again," he pleaded, "and procure food for us, that we die not." But his sons w...
And the Lord spake with Mosheh, saying: Bring near Aharon who is afar off on account of the work of the calf; and take the vestments that I commanded thee, and the oil of consecrat...
And the Lord spake with Mosheh,saying: Command the children of Israel that they bring of their own, pure beaten olive oil for the light, that the lamps may burn continually, on the...
AND the Lord spake with Mosheh in the mountain of Sinai, saying: Speak with the children of Israel, and say to them: When you have entered into the land that I will give to you, th...
The story of Jacob and Esau, found in Genesis 25:21-26, really makes you wonder about that. It's a tale filled with sibling rivalry, destiny, and some serious prenatal drama. The s...
